Two months after a transportation funding package died on the Oregon House floor in the final minutes of this year’s legislative session, Democrats successfully passed a revised proposal through the chamber Monday afternoon.

On the fourth day of an ongoing special session , one Republican and all but one Democrat in the House voted to raise taxes and fees to boost funding for road and bridge maintenance and public transit. The proposal is expected to raise about $4.3 billion over the next decade, according to a legislative revenue analysis.

The Republican who voted yes, Cyrus Javadi of Tillamook, cited worsening traffic infrastructure as his central rationale and leaned heavily into the specific roads and bridges of his coastal district. The lone Democrat who voted no, Annessa Hartma

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